Improvement in corn-planters



illttrd 't-atea GEORGE lH'. WOOD, OFVCAMBRIDGE-CITY, INDIANA.

Leners Patent No. 91,399, daad June 15,1869.

IMPRovE'MnN'r Q'I'N ooms-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent' and making p'ari:ofthe lame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen H'. WooD,'of-Oambridge City, in the county of Wayne, and State of Indiana, have inventedanew and improved Gorn- Planter; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof,.whichwillenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing h'ad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1y is a vertical longitudinal detailsectional viewr of my improved corn-planter, taken through the line x x,tig. 2.

`Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

Similar' letters of reference indicate vcorresponding parts.

My invention has for its Aobject to furnish a simple, convenient, andaccurate corn-planter, which shall be soy constructed and arranged as toplant the corn at uniform distances apart, without the gaining or losingof space, which is unavoidable when the planter is operatedby wheelsrolling upon the ground, and

It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts ofthe machine, as hereinaftersmore fully described. v

A are the runners, and B are the beams of an ordinary farm-sled, aboutthe construction of which there is nothing new.

C is aplatform, or frame, laid upon the beamsB of the sled, and kept inplace by blocks, @attached to the under side of said platform G, andresting against the beams B, as shown in g. 1. Y

D and E are two polygonal wheels, vplaced at any suitable distanceapart, and rigidly attached to the axles F and G, respectively, so as tocarry the said axles withthem in their revolution.

The wheels D and E are made larger or smaller, and with more or lessfaces, according to the required distance apart of the hills. l

The axle F revolves in bearings H, adjnstably attached to the platformG, so that the position of the wheel D may be adjusted to tighten orslacken the belt, as may be desired.

The rear axle .G revolves in bearing-s I, rigidly attached to the saidplatform'G'.

J is an endless belt, orchain, which passes around the wheels D and. E,and thev plates or links of which are made of such a size as to tit uponthe faces ofthe wheels D and E. A

The belt or chain J may be formedby attaching the' plates or links toaflexible band, or by connecting said plates or links by short bal-sorlinks, the ends of whichv are pivoted to the side-edgesof said plates,or to vbars attached to said side-edges.

The plates of the-belt or chain J, orfa sufficient number of saidplates, arel provided with projecting spikes, or teeth, j', which, asthe machine is drawn forward, take hold of the ground and detain thesaid lbelt J", causing the wheels D and E to revolve.

Through the axle G, upon both sides of the wheel G revolves, to strikeagainst catches upon the dropping-slides L, and move themvto drop theseed.

As soon as the slides L are released from the pins K, they are drawnback to their places by the springs M, one end of each of which isconnected with the said slides L, and the other ends of which areconnected with the platform, or flame C.

N are the seed-hoppers, which are attached to the rear part of theplatform O, at a distance apart equal to the required distance apart ofthe hills. l

Through the lower part of the hoppers N pass `the slides L, whichreceive the corn, remove it from the hoppers, and drop it into thefurrows in the rear of the furrowing or marking-plows O.

To the rear part of the hoppers N, above the open ingl through which theslides L move, are attached rubber or leather plates, n', to preventmore corn than enough to ll the holes in the slides L from passing outwith said slides, and also to prevent the corn from clogging the saidopenings.

0 are the furrowing-plows, the beams P of which are attached to theunder side ofthe platform O, in such.

.positions that the'said plows may open fnrrows to'ref ceive the seed asthe machine is drawn forward.

Q are the coveriug-plows, two of which are used with each furrowing-plowO, to cover the seed as it is dropped into the fui-rows opened by theplows O.

The beams R of'- the covering-pleurs Q rest upon shoulders formed upopthe sides of the standards of the plows and their forward ends arepivoted to theA beams l?, as shown in fig. 1.

S are curved arms, pivoted to the inner sides of the runner A, neartheir forward and rear ends, and beneath the platform O.

To the curved 'arms S are rigidly attached the lower ends offthe arms,or levers, T.

U arel bars'for rods, the rear ends of which are pivoted to the reararms, or levers, T, and the forwards ends of which are pivoted to theforward arms, or levers,

V are bars, or rods, the rear ends of which are pivoted to the forwardarms, orflevers, T, and the forward ends of which are pivoted to theends of the arms W, rigidly connected with the shaft X,'whicl1 works inbearings in the runners A, and which is provided with a lever, orhandle, Y, so that it may be conveniently operated by the driver.

By this arrangement, by operating the shaft X,

the platform, and all the parts oonnected with it, may

stantially as herein shown and described, and for the be raised from theground, stopping the operation of purpose set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement of the pivoted curved arms'S, arms,or levers, T, pivoted oonnecting-bars U and V, arms W, and shaft X,provided with a lever, or handle, Y, with each other and with therunners A, and platform, or frame, C, substantially as herein shown an'ddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE H. WOOD. Witnesses:

Geenen DALnAs J AoKsoN, J. B. SHARP, (or Josera B.)

